USA PATRIOT Act Signed into Law

President Bush signs the USA PATRIOT Act, dramatically expanding domestic surveillance powers of the FBI, CIA, and NSA. The act allows 'roving wiretaps,' access to business records under Section 215, and 'lone wolf' surveillance of non-US persons. Civil liberties advocates warn of overreach; the act is reauthorized multiple times, though key provisions expire or are scaled back after the 2013 Snowden revelations expose NSA bulk collection programs.